Stephens College
Columbia, Missouri · Also known as Stephens · Website
$43,071
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$43,071
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Stephens College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Columbia, Missouri with 391 undergraduates and 176 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $23,459 a year (tuition and fees $28,300). It admits 77% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $43,071 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,459
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$28,300
US median $11,837
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$43,071
Rank 2,224 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,459
- Tuition and fees
- $28,300
- Cost of attendance
- $46,643
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,918
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,796
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,547
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,644
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $29,787
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,176 in 2015-16 to $28,300 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 391
- Graduate students
- 176
- Part-time students
- 3.1%
- Women
- 96%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 78%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 35
- Endowment
- $58.2M
- Other
- Women only
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,224 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 120 in Missouri (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MO median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,459 | $17,598 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,300 | $14,822 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $16,750 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,778 | $37,504 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $43,071 | $41,138 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 65% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
35 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 30 | $99,443 | $115,261 | Withheld | $127,347 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftMaster's | Master's | 15 | $41,000 | Withheld | $46,746 | $49,978 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $27,000 | $16,476 | $35,235 | $39,775 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 9 | $32,078 | $41,511 | $46,390 | $60,111 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,765 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $30,808 | $48,584 | $79,407 | $58,716 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,334 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,283 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,296 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 3 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,631 |
| Apparel and TextilesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,640 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Missouri on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Missouri
- Homes: Homes for sale in Missouri
Questions and answers
How much does Stephens College cost?
$23,459 a year is the average net price at Stephens College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $28,300, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $46,643. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,918 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Stephens College?
77% of applicants are admitted to Stephens College. The median admission rate of colleges in Missouri is 76%.
How much do Stephens College graduates earn?
$43,071 a year is the median pay of former Stephens College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,778 after 6 years). That ranks 2,224 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 120 in Missouri. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $115,261.
How much student debt do Stephens College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Stephens College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 62% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Stephens College?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Stephens College finish within 6 years. 78% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Stephens College?
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (30 master's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (15 master's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (14 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 35 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.